Death

What happens when and after we die?

How should we be talking about death and dying?

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In the 70s and 80s when death squads were operating in countries of South and Central America, a liturgy emerged in the...

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Scars of New Creation

One of the most terrifying and deeply troubling news stories for me of the past few years has been one that has escaped...

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A Difficult Invitation

Perhaps in reaching middle age, one might expect one’s thoughts to turn toward thinking more about the end of life...

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An Ordinary Cross

“The cross,” someone once said, “has become so ordinary that we hardly see it anymore.” The thought struck me as...

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Wakeful Awareness

Few of us would be able to recollect from our childhoods the moment when consciousness first came into being and the...

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A Word for Death

Researchers believe they have come up with a questionnaire that can measure a person’s chances of dying within the next four years. According to one of the test’s designers, it...

The (Other) Allegory of the Cave

The story of the twelve Thai boys in the cave, which gripped the attention and held the breath of the world for over a fortnight, has, thankfully, ended happily. One is quite aware...

Into the Waste Land

"April is the cruellest month..." begins the first line of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land. The poem is thought to be a portrayal of universal despair, where we lie in wait between the...

Comprehending Darkness

Within the dark and heavy world of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, the coinciding stories of each character shift around themes of grace and legalism. The stories are immensely...

A Memorial Day Reflection

On Memorial Day, we remember those who died serving their country and recall that while all gave some, some gave all. One year ago, I reflected on the death of my father and...

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